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| American |
a native of North, Central, or South America, esp. of Indian ancestry; in the United States, a Native American. [1/5 definitions] |
| half-blood |
(offensive) one whose parents are of different racial extraction, esp. Caucasian and Native American. [1/3 definitions] |
| half-breed |
(offensive) one whose parents are of different racial extraction, esp. Caucasian and Native American. [2 definitions] |
| Indian |
a member of one of the native peoples of the Western Hemisphere, excluding the Inuits, Aleuts, and Yupiks, or a descendant of members of these groups; American Indian; Native American. [1/4 definitions] |
| reservation |
an area of land set aside by the U.S. Government for the use of Native Americans. [1/4 definitions] |
| tobacco |
any of a variety of native American plants with large sticky leaves that are smoked, chewed, or used in snuff. [1/3 definitions] |
| warpath |
among Native Americans, a condition of preparing for, traveling in search of, or engaging in war or warlike actions (prec. by on "the"). |
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